CHAPTER I: OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
PART 141 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOR FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL
SECTION 141.326 FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER
Section 141.326 Fire Prevention Officer
Professional qualifications for Fire Prevention Officer, except firefighter qualifications, are identified in NFPA 1031, 1033 and 1035. A Fire Prevention Officer is a person serving in a fire department or allied agency whose primary duties are inspections of a variety of structures, reporting inspection results of fire safety conditions, conducting basic fire investigation, and performing basic fire prevention education activities. The term synonymous with Fire Prevention Officer is Technical Specialist.
a) Prerequisites
1) Certification as a Firefighter III (see Section 141.304) or successful completion of the Bypass Examination (see Sections 141.220 and 141.240). Entrance into this program through the Bypass Examination is limited to:
A) Office personnel.
B) Persons employed by fire departments and fire protection districts in fire prevention areas who are prohibited from work in fire suppression.
2) Attainment of three years cumulative fire service experience, which must include one year of experience in fire prevention.
3) Successful completion of the Fire Prevention Officer course.
4) Successful completion of the State written examination (see Section 141.200).
5) Application for Certification/Validation-Attestation.
b) Modular Training
Fire Prevention Officer training can be taken in a series of modules or as a complete course. The State written examination (see Section 141.200) can be taken by module or by taking the complete examination. When an individual takes the examination by modules, the passed modules will be kept on file until all modules are passed. If an individual is training by module, and then enters a training facility or a college program that instructs the complete program mode, any previously passed modules cannot be used to exempt any portion of the examination; the complete examination must be taken. If an individual fails the complete examination, he or she may elect to then test using the modular system. When an individual elects to be trained using the modular system, he or she may select the order of any module and its examination. (See Section 141.200.)
c) Reimbursement may be received for training costs for a Fire Prevention Officer (see Subpart E).
d) Credit for equivalent courses may be available in accordance with Section 141.120.
e) The instructor of a Fire Prevention Officer course must meet the requirements in Section 141.115(c).
f) All fire service organizations and educational institutions desiring to offer programs and/or courses shall meet the requirements of Section 141.308(e).